Selfie deaths: 259 people reported dead seeking the perfect picture

[Proudpakistaniguy]

Selfie deaths: 259 people reported dead seeking the perfect picture

• 4 October 2018

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This selfie-taker risked her life on someone's shoulders at the top of a 180 metre high disused chimney in Romania
The quest for extreme selfies killed 259 people between 2011 and 2017, a 2018 global study has revealed.

Researchers at the US National Library of Medicine recommend that 'no selfie zones' should be introduced at dangerous spots to reduce deaths.

These would include the tops of mountains, tall buildings and lakes, where many of the deaths occurred.

Drowning, transport accidents and falling were found to be the most common cause of death.

But death by animals, electrocution, fire and firearms also appeared frequently in reports from around the world.

In July this year, 19-year-old Gavin Zimmerman fell to his death while taking selfies on a cliff in New South Wales, Australia.

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An American tourist who died after falling off a cliff at Kurnell has been identified as 19-year-old Gavin Zimmerman a Morman missionary from Utah. #Kurnell #7News

Tomer Frankfurter died in California's Yosemite National Park in September after falling 250 metres while trying to take a selfie.

News reports like this were analysed to compile the study.

They found that selfie-related deaths are most common in India, Russia, the United States and Pakistan and 72.5% of those reported are men.

Previous studies were compiled from Wikipedia pages and Twitter, which researchers say did not give accurate results.

The new study also showed that the number of deaths is on the rise.

There were only three reports of selfie-related deaths in 2011, but that number grew to 98 in 2016 and 93 in 2017.

However, the researchers claim that the actual number of selfie deaths could be much higher because they are never named as the cause of death.

"It is believed that selfie deaths are underreported and the true problem needs to be addressed," it says.

"Certain road accidents while posing for selfies are reported as death due to Road Traffic Accident.

"Thus, the true magnitude of the problem is underestimated. It is therefore important to assess the true burden, causes, and reasons for selfie deaths so that appropriate interventions can be made."

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[Indus Pakistan]

Genetic cleaning going on ...

 

[Path-Finder]

Twat's

 

[Mugwop]

Look it's a bird,It's a plane, No just some Dumb a** risking to take a selfie

 

[Umair Nawaz]

nothing compares to that indian who tried to take selfie standing just inches from the railway track against an incoming high speed train

 

[Proudpakistaniguy]

I was not expecting Pakistan in the list of countries with most selfie deaths

Selfies thrill but may kill. The craze of taking selfies claimed another life on Friday as a tourist from Karachi drowned in the Swat River.

Why people feel the need to take selfies
Taking selfies has become the norm. With smartphones in their hands, you can see people taking selfies everywhere, be it at restaurants, in malls, in public places or even at home.

While some take photos to keep a record of memories, others want to take selfies all the time. This obsession with taking selfies is a genuine mental disorder called ‘Selfitis’.

In 2014, a widely shared article claimed the American Psychiatric Association has declared ‘selfitis’ a mental disorder.

Though the article turned out to be a spoof, it intrigued researchers who then looked into the phenomenon. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University and Thiagarajar School of Management in India decided to conduct a study with 400 participants. India was chosen as the sample country because more people have died in selfie-related incidents in India than anywhere else in the world.

Finally, in December 2017 the researchers declared that ‘selfitis’ does exist. It is a form of narcissistic personality disorder that involves a preoccupation with the self and how one is perceived by others. The researchers have even developed a ‘Selfitis Behaviour Scale’ to help assess how severely you are affected by the condition.

According to the study, the disorder can be categorised into three forms.

People from first level of ‘selfitis’, borderline cases, usually take selfies at least three times a day, but do not post them on social media.

In the next acute phase, people start posting these selfies on social media.

In the final chronic stage of ‘selfitis’, people feel an uncontrollable urge to take selfies all the time and post them on social media at least six times a day.

Researchers found that typical ‘selfitis’ sufferers were attention seekers, often lacking in self confidence, who were hoping to boost their social standing and feel part of a group by constantly posting images of themselves.

How to test if you’re suffering from selfitis

Researchers have developed 20 statements that can be used to determine how severely you’re suffering from ‘selfitis’.

To know how addicted you are to taking selfies, rate the following statements from one to five, where five means strongly agree and one is strongly disagree. The higher the score, the higher the probability of you suffering from ‘selfitis’.

1. Taking selfies gives me a good feeling to better enjoy my environment.
2. Sharing my selfies creates healthy competition with my friends and colleagues.
3. I gain a lot of attention by sharing my selfies on social media.
4. I am able to reduce my stress level by taking selfies.
5. I feel confident when I take a selfie.
6. I gain more acceptance among my peer group when I take selfies and share them on social media.
7. I am able to express myself more in my environment through selfies.
8. Taking different selfie poses helps increase my social status.
9. I feel more popular when I post my selfies on social media.
10. Taking more selfies improves my mood and makes me feel happy.
11. I become more positive about myself when I take selfies.
12. I become a strong member of my peer group through selfie postings.
13. Taking selfies provides better memories about the occasion and the experience.
14. I post frequent selfies to get more “likes” and comments on social media.
15. By posting selfies, I expect my friends to appraise me.
16. Taking selfies instantly modifies my mood.
17. I take more selfies and look at them privately to increase my confidence.
18. When I do not take selfies, I feel detached from my peer group.
19. I take selfies as trophies for future memories.
20. I use photo-editing tools to enhance my selfie to look better than others.